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A high-level delegation from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to Bangkok has condemned the treatment of a group of workers from the State Rail Union of Thailand (SRUT) who have been persecuted just for raising safety concerns.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today expressed opposition to the decision of BHP to dump Australian crew from two vessels that carried iron ore from Port Hedland in Western Australia to steelworks in Port Kembla and to China.

A high-level delegation from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) will be speaking in Bangkok this week in support of workers from the State Rail Union of Thailand (SRUT).

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) stands in solidarity with air traffic controllers affected by the ongoing partial shutdown of the US federal government.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the World Maritime University (WMU) today launched a flagship report entitled: “Transport 2040: Automation Technology Employment - the Future of Work”.

Stephen Cotton is general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), made up of 670 unions representing 20 million transport workers across 147 countries.

The European Commission's decision to lift the “yellow card” from Thailand as a sign of recognition of its progress in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is disturbing given the significant challenges that still face fishers working in the Thai fishing industry.

ITF-affiliated unions in India have joined trade unions representing nearly 200 million workers in a historic two-day general strike.

All Mohammed Mustapha wanted to do was walk around freely.

The latest release in Australia of Cabinet documents from 1996 and 1997 shows that the government of the time was planning a major industrial clash with waterfront unions, despite their protestations of innocence, something the High Court later found to be a probable conspiracy against the union and its members.